Haskell Handicapping Challenge Returns originally appeared on Paulick Report. Coming off a year in which more than 320 players competed for over $160,000 in cash and prizes, Monmouth Park’s $1,000 ...

This is part I in a four-part series looking at the history of the USGA Handicap System in celebration of its centennial in 2011. The desire to compete is innate in any athletic endeavor. But most ...

These are divisive times in golf. But the game still has a unifying force. The handicapping system, designed to keep us all on a level playing field. In January, 2020, the USGA and the R&A expanded ...

The handicap system in golf is what makes ours such a universally enjoyable sport. Elite golfers can play with and compete ...

This is the third installment of a four-part series reviewing the history of handicapping. This month, the USGA celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Handicap System with a centennial dinner at ...

What’s your golf handicap? No, not your current playing index. I’m talking about your self-handicap, defined as your favorite excuse after a sub-par shot or a way- over-par round — and unlike what’s ...

Saturday is a big day of racing, with the Dubai World Cup program, the Florida Derby and a stakes-packed card for the reopening weekend at Santa Anita, but I’m momentarily pulling back from the action ...

The question I am most asked is this: Do you bet your own selections? The reference is to my daily handicapping of the Southern California racetracks that appears in this newspaper. The answer is yes, ...

The summer spotlight returns to upstate New York as the 2025 Saratoga Race Course meet kicks off July 10 and runs through Labor Day, September 1. For bettors, this 40-day stretch is nothing short of a ...